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Alternative Title:
Addict Behav
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.01.023
Personal Author:
van Hasselt, Martijn ; Kruger, Judy ; Han, Beth ; Caraballo, Ralph S. ; Penne, Michael A. ; ... More +
van Hasselt, Martijn ; Kruger, Judy ; Han, Beth ; Caraballo, Ralph S. ; Penne, Michael A. ; Loomis, Brett ; Gfroerer, Joseph C. ; Less -
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Background On April 1, 2009, the federal government raised cigarette taxes from $0.39 to $1.01 per pack. This study examines the impact of this increase on a range of smoking behaviors among youth aged 12 to 17 and young adults aged 18 to 25. Methods Data from the 2002–2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) were used to estimate the impact of the tax increase on five smoking outcomes: (1) past year smoking initiation, (2) past-month smoking, (3) past year smoking cessation, (4) number of days cigarettes were smoked during the past month, and (5) average number of cigarettes smoked per day. Each model included individual and state-level covariates and other tobacco control policies that coincided with the tax increase. We examined the impact overall and by race and gender. Results The odds of smoking initiation decreased for youth after the tax increase (odds ratio (OR) = 0.83, p < 0.0001). The odds of past-month smoking also decreased (youth: OR = 0.83, p < 0.0001; young adults: OR = 0.92, p < 0.0001), but the odds of smoking cessation remained unchanged. Current smokers smoked on fewer days (youth: coefficient = −0.97, p = 0.0001; young adults: coefficient = −0.84, p < 0.0001) and smoked fewer cigarettes per day after the tax increase (youth: coefficient = −1.02, p = 0.0011; young adults: coefficient = −0.92, p < 0.0001). Conclusions The 2009 federal cigarette tax increase was associated with a substantial reduction in smoking among youths and young adults. The impact of the tax increase varied across male, female, white and black subpopulations.
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Adolescent
Adult
African Americans
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Sex Factors
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Taxes
Tobacco Products
Whites
Young Adult

Source:
Addict Behav. 45:104-109.
Pubmed ID:
25658771
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4700509
Document Type:
Journal Article ;
Funding:
CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ;
Place as Subject:
United States ;
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
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